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The HSE says it is currently recruiting public health staff to facilitate the roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccination programme.
The health service says it has secured funding of over €17m from the Department Health to hire 255 permanent staff.
The HSE says panels have been established for senior medical officers, surveillance assistants, pharmacy and administration staff.
It adds that 230 temporary staff have been appointed in posts across all public health departments.
It follows the publication of a confidential document in the
Sunday Independent, which raises serious concerns about the resources available for the national campaign.
The report highlights the need for greater expertise and a worry about the readiness of its IT infrastructures.
Muireann Duffy
The Department of Health has been notified of 527 new cases of Covid-19 and five additional deaths.
Of today’s cases, 271 were men, 255 were women and 65 per cent were under the age of 45.
Dublin accounted for 191 of today’s cases, while there were 54 in Cork, 44 in Donegal, 32 in Wexford and 27 in Kilkenny.
There were 13 new cases in Waterford.
As of 2pm today, there were 207 patients being treated in hospital with Covid-19, 28 of whom were in Intensive Care Units.
Commenting on the figures, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said: “The figures we are seeing across all key indicators of disease severity continue to give us strong reason for persistent, ongoing concern.
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